NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE DODGE CITY KS752 AM CDT MON MAY 27 2013..

.CRITICAL FIRE DANGER IS EXPECTED TODAY...

A PLUME OF VERY WARM AND DRY AIR WILL SPREAD EAST ACROSS SOUTHWEST INTO CENTRAL KANSAS THIS AFTERNOON...

WITH GUSTY SOUTH WINDS. RELATIVE HUMIDITY LEVELS WILL FALL TO AROUND 10 PERCENT OR LESS... WITH FREQUENT SURFACE WIND GUSTS BETWEEN 20 AND 30 MPH....

RED FLAG WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM NOON CDT /11 AM MDT/ TODAY TO 9 PM CDT /8 PM MDT/ THIS EVENING FOR LOW RELATIVEHUMIDITY AND GUSTY WINDS...

* AFFECTED AREA...

FIRE WEATHER ZONE 043 SCOTT...

FIRE WEATHER ZONE 044 LANE...

FIRE WEATHER ZONE 045 NESS...

FIRE WEATHER ZONE 046 RUSH...

FIRE WEATHER ZONE 061 HAMILTON...

FIRE WEATHER ZONE 062 KEARNY...

FIRE WEATHER ZONE 063 FINNEY...

FIRE WEATHER ZONE 064 HODGEMAN...FIRE WEATHER ZONE 065 PAWNEE...

FIRE WEATHER ZONE 074 STANTON...

FIRE WEATHER ZONE 075 GRANT...

FIRE WEATHER ZONE 076 HASKELL...

FIRE WEATHER ZONE 077 GRAY...

FIRE WEATHER ZONE 078 FORD...

FIRE WEATHER ZONE 079 EDWARDS...

FIRE WEATHER ZONE 080 KIOWA...

FIRE WEATHER ZONE 086 SEWARD...

FIRE WEATHER ZONE 087 MEADE...

FIRE WEATHER ZONE 088 CLARK AND 

FIRE WEATHER ZONE 089 COMANCHE.

* WINDS...SOUTHWEST 15 TO 25 MPH WITH GUSTS UP TO 35 MPH.

* TIMING...BEGINNING AT NOON CDT THROUGH 9 PM CDT.

* RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AS LOW AS 4 PERCENT.

* TEMPERATURES...IN THE MID 90S.

* IMPACTS...GRASS FIRES CAN QUICKLY GET OUT OF CONTROL.PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS...A RED FLAG WARNING MEANS THAT CRITICAL FIRE WEATHER CONDITIONS ARE EITHER OCCURRING NOW...OR WILL SHORTLY. A COMBINATION OF STRONG WINDS...LOW RELATIVE HUMIDITY...AND WARM TEMPERATURES CAN CONTRIBUTE TO EXTREME FIRE BEHAVIOR.